Eastern Pacific

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Ostracion meleagris

A living mosaic of spots with a secret chemical defense you need to know about.

Melichthys niger

A calm, reef-going triggerfish that's actually safe for community tanks.

Doryrhamphus excisus

A secretive reef pipefish that pairs for life and fits in tight crevices.

Pseudobalistes naufragium

A giant, reef-wrecking curious personality from the Eastern Pacific.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Holacanthus clarionensis

A rare Pacific angel from remote Mexican islands, seldom seen in the trade.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Pervagor spilosoma

A boldly patterned Hawaiian filefish with a vivid orange tail that demands attention.

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Arothron meleagris

A bold, intelligent puffer that will learn your face and test your corals.

Holacanthus passer

A bold Eastern Pacific angel with a single dramatic white stripe across its flank.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.

Zanclus canescens

Iconic reef wanderer with a dramatic look that rarely thrives in captivity.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Novaculichthys taeniourus

A reef demolition crew in fish form, juvenile and adult look like different species.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Chaetodon trichrous

A rarely seen Pacific butterflyfish from the islands of Tahiti.

Arothron hispidus

A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.